Del Shannon died on February 8, 1990, at the age of 55, in his home in Santa Clarita, California. The cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to the Los Angeles County sheriff’s spokesman. Influential early rocker Del Shannon died on Feb. 8, 1990 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Today in rock history: On this date in 1990, rock and roll songwriter Del Shannon was killed by a self-inflicted gunshot. He was only 55 years old. Suffering from depression in his later years,...
Today in rock history: On this date in 1990, rock and roll songwriter Del Shannon was killed by a self-inflicted gunshot. He was only 55 years old. Suffering from depression in his later years,... Del Shannon, who wrote and sang the hit, ''Runaway'' in 1961, was found dead in his home, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, the authorities said today. He was 50 years... Del Shannon, whose melancholy hits of the early 1960s came to personify the decline of his later professional years, has been found dead in his Santa Clarita home from an apparent... Del Shannon, a ’60s songwriter, dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Born Charles Westover in Grand Rapids, Michigan , in 1934, the singer-songwriter known as Del Shannon dies by suicide... Del Shannon, whose distinctive falsetto style on such rock classics as “Runaway” and “Keep Searchin’ ” pushed him to the top of the charts in the 1960s, was found dead in his Santa Clarita home...
Del Shannon, whose melancholy hits of the early 1960s came to personify the decline of his later professional years, has been found dead in his Santa Clarita home from an apparent... Del Shannon, a ’60s songwriter, dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Born Charles Westover in Grand Rapids, Michigan , in 1934, the singer-songwriter known as Del Shannon dies by suicide... Del Shannon, whose distinctive falsetto style on such rock classics as “Runaway” and “Keep Searchin’ ” pushed him to the top of the charts in the 1960s, was found dead in his Santa Clarita home... Rock singer Del Shannon, who topped music charts in 1961 with the song “Runaway,” was found dead Thursday, an apparent suicide, authorities said today. Shannon, 55, was found about 11:25 p.m....